Evaluation of antioxidant and radical-scavenging activities of certain radioprotective plant extracts

Food Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 868-873

  Samarth, Ravindra M ^a   Panwar, Meenakshi ^a   Kumar, Manish ^a   Soni, Anil ^a   Kumar, Madhu ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH radical dot and ABTS radical dot +; GSH; LPO; Radical scavenging activity; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; BRASSICA COMPESTRIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHATODA; AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPIRULINA;

AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 34548239163     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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